INTRODUCTION
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PCIe2-2712 PCI Express Gen2 Expansion System User’s Manual
Revision 1.0, February 2015
Figure 1-1. PCIe2-2712 Block Diagram
PCI-to-PCI
Bridge Link
PCIe2
96 Lanes
PCI-E 401
Host PCI Express
System
Switch
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
Host Bus
Adapter
J9
J6
J4
J8
J12
J10
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
System Monitoring Card
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 x8 Slot
PCIe2 Upstream
Adapter Card
J2
J3
J7
J1
J11
J5
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 or x16
Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 Gen2
x8 or x16
PCI Express Cable
PCIe2-462
x16 Cable -
PCIe2-426
x8 Cable -
PCIe2-425
x16 PCIe2-436
x8 PCIe2-439